SOPHIE NOIR KUMMER, BORN IN 1977, IS A SINGER, PIANIST, AND BASSIST. SHE BEGAN HER CAREER IN JAZZ AND FUNK, LATER DISCOVERING GOSPEL MUSIC. ACTIVE SINCE 1999, SHE HAS BEEN IN CONSTANT ARTISTIC AND STYLISTIC EVOLUTION, BLENDING FRENCH CHANSON WITH POP, FUNK, SOUL, AND BLUES. HER DISTINCTIVE VOCAL STYLE ALLOWS HER TO APPROACH ANY GENRE WITH WISDOM AND RESPECT. SHE KNOWS HER LIMITS WELL, WHICH ENABLES HER TO DELIVER MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE AND EFFECTIVENESS IN HER SINGING. IN ADDITION TO PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS MUSICAL PROJECTS, MAINLY WITH THE BANDS FUNK COLLECTIVE AND AUTOUR DE SOPHIE, SOPHIE HAS BEEN MUSICALLY FOCUSED SINCE 2017 ON THE SIMON GERBER & SOPHIE NOIR TRIO, ALONGSIDE SIMON GERBER. SHE BALANCES HER WORK AS A PERFORMING ARTIST WITH COLLABORATIONS IN THEATER PRODUCTIONS, HAS ORGANIZED GOSPEL MUSIC WORKSHOPS, AND HAS TAUGHT SINGING AS A VOCAL COACH. SHE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN FIFTEEN ALBUMS AND HAS PERFORMED OUTSIDE HER HOME COUNTRY, INCLUDING IN GERMANY, DENMARK, AND SPAIN.